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A round-up of new products to keep children entertained and safe. Compiled by Ruth Thomson.
Now's the time to go out on a leaf hunt and discover how many areas for learning they can lead you to. Try starting with these ideas from Carole Skinner, Fran Mosley and Sheila Ebbutt.
* We have ten copies of Billy's Bucket written by Kes Gray and illustrated by Garry Parsons (Red Fox, 5.99) to give away to Nursery World readers. Send your name and address on the back of a postcard...
We have two lunch baskets (Asco, 13.95) to give away to Nursery World readers. Send your name and address on the back of a postcard or envelope, marked 'Lunch basket', to the address on page 3....
Products to encourage children's verbal and written communication skills are tested by early years settings, who report back to Mary Evans.
ICT equipment designed for children with special educational needs can be the best choice for general provision too, says Stuart Pattison.
The private talk a child engages in while playing is a tool in their language development, with a lot to tell practitioners, says Anne O'Connor.
In the last of our National Strategies features on the Early Years Foundation Stage, regional adviser Jane Mansfield and senior adviser Jan Lepley reflect on young children's development of empathy.
Enclosed spaces can foster friendship and heighten young children's concentration and involvement in their play, says Annette Rawstrone.
The outdoors offers opportunities to get creative with role play. Nicole Weinstein suggests how practitioners might provide resources to support, and build on, children's natural interests.